Comments on: Why does Apple not give a crap about gaming? http://www.gopulls.com/blog/2008.02.24/why-does-apple-not-give-a-crap-about-gaming/ Tech, Toys, and God. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:57:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andy http://www.gopulls.com/blog/2008.02.24/why-does-apple-not-give-a-crap-about-gaming/comment-page-1/#comment-481 Andy Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:46:18 +0000 http://www.gopulls.com/blog/2008.02.24/why-does-apple-not-give-a-crap-about-gaming/#comment-481 Nah, you can't have DirectX10 support without Vista. And when your machine has that much power, it can handle Vista. Nah, you can’t have DirectX10 support without Vista. And when your machine has that much power, it can handle Vista.

]]> By: Josh Smith http://www.gopulls.com/blog/2008.02.24/why-does-apple-not-give-a-crap-about-gaming/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Josh Smith Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:48:35 +0000 http://www.gopulls.com/blog/2008.02.24/why-does-apple-not-give-a-crap-about-gaming/#comment-480 I feel the only way to appropriately follow that up would be with a YouTube parody ad done exactly to that script. But I have a feeling that someone with a +5 nerdery level would probably use XP. Then again… I'm a mac guy, what do I know. I feel the only way to appropriately follow that up would be with a YouTube parody ad done exactly to that script. But I have a feeling that someone with a +5 nerdery level would probably use XP. Then again… I’m a mac guy, what do I know.

]]> By: Andy http://www.gopulls.com/blog/2008.02.24/why-does-apple-not-give-a-crap-about-gaming/comment-page-1/#comment-479 Andy Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:07:15 +0000 http://www.gopulls.com/blog/2008.02.24/why-does-apple-not-give-a-crap-about-gaming/#comment-479 Macbook Pro: $2500 Windows Vista License (DX10): $200 World of Warcraft: $15/month (?) Playing WoW on your MacBook Pro to gain +5 to your nerdery level: Priceless Macbook Pro: $2500
Windows Vista License (DX10): $200
World of Warcraft: $15/month (?)
Playing WoW on your MacBook Pro to gain +5 to your nerdery level: Priceless

]]> By: Josh Smith http://www.gopulls.com/blog/2008.02.24/why-does-apple-not-give-a-crap-about-gaming/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Josh Smith Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:12:43 +0000 http://www.gopulls.com/blog/2008.02.24/why-does-apple-not-give-a-crap-about-gaming/#comment-478 Mac users don't replace machines, they add to their collection. See the thing is it's really nice to have multiple Macs in one place because they network so well and generally don't degrade the way that many PC's seem to. Apple RAM, is definitely more expensive but they're very smart about it. Think about it - what is the one thing that everybody seems to think they need more of? RAM right - well, combine that with the fact that many of those same people that think they need more RAM also don't have a clue how to install it and you have a very lucrative situation. Gamers are a different breed - and as a mac guy I hope they stick with the windows boxes. So many gamers want to have a machine that looks like Darth Vader's mask and has a liquid-cooled, neon-glowing underbelly to play World of Warcraft on - Macs are too refined for that kind on nonsense. I'd never tell a gamer to get a mac and run Boot Camp, Parallels or VMWare. Sure, just the fact that you could do that increases the nerdery level to a +5 (something that would be great to add on to the bottom of all of their WoW forum posts) but it would really be a sad waste of a Mac. Mac users don’t replace machines, they add to their collection. See the thing is it’s really nice to have multiple Macs in one place because they network so well and generally don’t degrade the way that many PC’s seem to.

Apple RAM, is definitely more expensive but they’re very smart about it. Think about it – what is the one thing that everybody seems to think they need more of? RAM right – well, combine that with the fact that many of those same people that think they need more RAM also don’t have a clue how to install it and you have a very lucrative situation.

Gamers are a different breed – and as a mac guy I hope they stick with the windows boxes. So many gamers want to have a machine that looks like Darth Vader’s mask and has a liquid-cooled, neon-glowing underbelly to play World of Warcraft on – Macs are too refined for that kind on nonsense.

I’d never tell a gamer to get a mac and run Boot Camp, Parallels or VMWare. Sure, just the fact that you could do that increases the nerdery level to a +5 (something that would be great to add on to the bottom of all of their WoW forum posts) but it would really be a sad waste of a Mac.

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